Jacob Chamberlain

The Cobra's Den Jacob Chamberlain

This is the second book of missionary stories written by Jacob Chamberlain, a minister and medical doctor who served more than 40 years in India with the Reformed Church in America. In this volume, sequel to "In The Tiger Jungle," he delves into the grim realities of working in a poverty-stricken tropical land filled with disease and ignorance, musing on the frustration of trying to fund projects that could do so much good in a country of such limited resources. Most of his missionary endeavors on behalf of the Telugu people were based at Madanapalle, where he built a hospital, church, and other facilities. A biographical sketch of the author, by Henry Nitchie Cobb, is included.